Shane Ryan has finished tenth overall in the 100m Freestyle semi-finals on day two of racing at the World Swimming Championships (SC) in Hungary.
Swimming in the first semi-final, Ryan clocked 46.24, just one hundredth of a second off the 46.23 Irish Record he set on Wednesday morning; the time saw him fourth, having gone from eighth after 25 metres, to leading the race at 75 metres.
A faster second semi-final saw the first five swimmers under the 46 second mark, making way for only two swimmers from Ryan’s first semi-final in Thursday’s Final.
Speaking after the race Ryan said ‘It was a great swim, basically the same time, just .01 slower, I definitely swam it a little bit different tonight, but it’s just a lack of racing this year in the 100 Free, the last time I did 100 Free was long course (50m) at the Olympic Games and the first one was this morning, so look we changed it and I think we capitalised on it a bit more. But it’s just I get better when I race and knowing and understanding my body and how it feels moving through the water efficiently, but still quick. I mean this Worlds is I think one of the fastest Worlds ever, I think on the first day there was seven world records broken and probably a lot more to come, so it is a quick Worlds, and I need to rest up now and get ready for the 50m Backstroke tomorrow.’
The National Centre Dublin swimmer is back in the pool on Thursday for the 50m Backstroke. Ryan won Ireland’s first ever world short course medal in the event in 2018 claiming bronze in 22.76 seconds, an Irish Record that still stands.
Joining Ryan in action on Thursday, Ellen Walshe returns after her heroics on Tuesday where she set four new Irish Records. Walshe competes in the 100m Individual Medley, an event she set a new Irish Record in already this season, clocking 59.30 at the Ulster Championships in November. Danielle Hill is back in action in the 50m Backstroke and Nathan Wiffen in the 400m Freestyle, while Jack Cassin makes his World Championships debut in the 200m Butterfly.
Day 2 Heats Results – Wednesday 11th December
| Female 100m Freestyle | Danielle Hill | 53.66 (26th) | |
| Male 100m Freestyle | Shane Ryan | 46.23 (6th) ISR | SF 46.24 (10th) |
| Female 100m Breaststroke | Niamh Coyne | 1:07.49 (40th) | |
| Male 100m Breaststroke | Eoin Corby | 58.63 (32nd) |
Day 3 Heats Schedule – Thursday 12th December
| Female 50m Backstroke | Danielle Hill |
| Male 50m Backstroke | Shane Ryan |
| Male 200m Butterfly | Jack Cassin |
| Female 100m Medley | Ellen Walshe |
| Male 400m Freestyle | Nathan Wiffen |
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